Carnival of Objects welcomes opportunities to continually develop their work by sharing ideas and collaborating with artists throughout communities, at a variety of festivals, workshops and performance venues. The company also offers workshops on masks, puppetry and storytelling at festivals, colleges and other educational settings.

Lion masks for primary school circus project, June 2022 Commission to make some lion head dress masks for a local primary school’s end of year show. Nine lions made in two weeks with some help from the lion cubs!

Puppet making workshop with local school pupils led by Nicky Baylis

Classical Civilisation Evening – Talbot Heath School, November, 2017 replica of Ancient Greek Comedy mask inspired by an Ancient Greek mosaic, handmade by Nicola Baylis.

Carnival by the Sea Parade, June 2017 – Boscombe Pier Supported by Arts Council England, Carnival of Objects worked on a large community project in collaboration with Talbot Heath School, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth and Poole College and Marine Conservation Society.

Carnival by the Sea Parade, June 2017

Polar Bear made for the Carnival by the Sea Parade by Sophie Fretwell on AUB’s Costume and Performance Design Course

Giant sea creature puppets, masks and banners were made across the Dorset community for a spectacular Carnival by the Sea Parade. The parade celebrated the oceans and highlighted the vital need for marine wildlife protection.

This was a wonderful opportunity for the whole community to get together and celebrate our beautiful oceans, whilst raising money for the Marine Conservation Society.

Marine Conservation Society also hosted a beach clean up on the day.

Click below for BBC Radio Solent’s Steve Harris interviewing Nicola Baylis about the Carnival by the Sea community theatre weekend.